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In an endeavour to provide world-class infrastructure for urban mobility, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the Pune Metro Rail Project today. Prime Minister Modi will be in Pune today to lay the foundation stone and inaugurate several development projects.
At around 11 am, the Prime Minister will unveil the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on the premises of Pune Municipal Corporation. The statue is made up of 1,850 kg gunmetal and is about 9.5 feet tall. According to Prime Minister's Office, the Pune Metro Rail Project project is being built at a total cost of more than Rs 11,400 crore. The foundation stone of the project had been laid by the Prime Minister on December 24, 2016.
He will inaugurate a 12 km stretch of the total 32.2 km of the project today. He will also inaugurate and inspect the Exhibition at Garware Metro Station and will undertake a metro ride from there to Anandnagar Metro Station. The Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stone of rejuvenation and pollution abatement of the Mula-Mutha River projects. Rejuvenation will be done in a 9 km stretch of the river at a project cost of more than Rs 1,080 crores.
Kerala reported 1,836 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. According to the Kerala Health Department bulletin, the state has 15,825 active cases and 199 patients are hospitalized. The bulletin said that 2,988 people recovered from the infection in the last 24 hours. Four people lost their lives to the virus during the last 24 hours and 83 deaths were added as per new guidelines of the central government. 37 deaths were not added to the death list due to lack of documents, the bulletin added. With this death, the toll has reached 66,136. The state tested 30, 504 samples in the last 24 hours.
Breaking News LIVE: Polling Concludes For Municipal Board Poll In Assam
Polling officials seal Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) and VVPATs after the conclusion of Municipal Board Polls, in Guwahati, Assam pic.twitter.com/MUYirx1BFh
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